Pressure Points

[Guest guest]

My doctor, if the HMO permits, wants to have shots put into all of my trigger

points. I forgot to ask what would be in the needle as I was not sure

whether I was happy about it or not.

I am all for trying anything that might help. He is also wanting to have an

epidermal shot to try and see if something can help the awful pain in my back

and neck. Has any one of Y'all had any of this done.

I have a hard time walking and we are going to do a workup on my legs and

feet and see if a reason besides FMS can be at fault. He says that the

neurophy in my legs should not be getting worse as it is and there might be

something else wrong.

I would like any information that any of you have. It would be much

appreciated.

Take care,

Irene

[Guest guest]

Hello Irene,

I used to get those pressure point shots and they help alot but let me

warn you they hurt like the dickens when you get them. What the gave me

was a mixture of something in the lidocaine family and some " medicine "

that I never knew what that was. They shoot it right into the pressure

points and any spasms you might have working so be prepared to grit your

teeth and grab the gurney until your knuckles are white. Then go home

and take a hot bath to help spread the medicine through your muscles and

make it work better. You will feel worse for a while, because you

really tense up when they are doing it but within 24 hours or so you

should notice some relief.

The last time I got shots (after my daughter was born - 48 hours of

labor is not good for the fibro let me tell ya!!) I also had a

professional massage from a therapist who knew what she was doing - she

had a patient with fibro for 5 years and was really good at making it

better and not worse. Between the shots and the massage I did really

well for several months. That and the fact I never returned to work

after my maternity leave was up, lol!!

So if you can, get a massage a few days after your shots and see if that

doesn't help even more.

Femme

patidu@... wrote:

My doctor, if the HMO permits, wants to have shots put into all of my

trigger points. I forgot to ask what would be in the needle as I was

not sure whether I was happy about it or not.

[Guest guest]

I work for a podiatrist and we do the trigger point injections quite

often. They consist of lidocaine, dexamethasone and another steroid

that slips my mind at the moment. They usually take about a day and a

half to take effect but most of our patients seem to find a lot of

relief from them. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 injections (depending on

where they are, I work with feet so...I am not sure about other

places) to get the maximum relief, but it is possible. Thing is, the

first day can be awful and you wonder if they could ever help. If you

have them, give it a chance to help.

Kia

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